faiths are standing in solidarity calling for peace. monday night the big story on "action news" is the interfaith service held today in the city's east mount airy section. >> that's where sarah bloomquist is live with the full story. sarah. >> reporter: rick and monica, jews muslims christians, dozens of leaders of various faiths came together here at this seminary in mount airy this afternoon for a planning session and also to denounce the desecration of the cemetery in the wissinoming section of philadelphia. they vowed to stand together to be a force against hate. >> i commit as an individual. >> i commit as an individual. >> reporter: priests reverends imans stood together at the lutheran seminary of philadelphia. they pledged to find ways to work together to counteracts of hatred like the desecration of the cemetery in wissinoming.

>> a coalition is taking shape in our city and in our nation for the sake of peace among people. >> reporter: they called the attack on the cemetery the final resting place of the truly defenseless an attack on all religions. >> this is philadelphia. any act of desecration towards a place of worship, place of resting for our dead is totally unacceptable. >> any act of intolerance which we see a lot of today is totally something that goes against the spirit of this city that we all know and love. >> reporter: on the hills of the cemetery vandalism today jewish community centers and day schools here and around the country received threatening phone calls. >> thankfully we have done a lot of training and discussing it, our institutions are prepared to evacuate and take it seriously no matter what kind of call but of course this is threatening and disrupting and our children are feeling scared. >> reporter: there may be fear, there may be hatred but these religious leaders vow top stand together along with

their faith communities to fight against it. >> america's filled with examples of bigotry but american history is also filled with occurrences of coalition building and love and solidarity. >> reporter: at today's gathering these religious leaders announced they've pulled together what they hope will be a large gathering on independence mall on thursday at noon. they are calling it stand against hate. people of all denominations or none at all are welcome to attend. live in east mount airy i'm sarah bloomquist channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you sarah. our coverage of the cemetery vandalism continues on the 6abc app. there you can find more on the investigation and efforts by the community to help repair that damage. we have also posted details on the reward being offered in the case and how you can help donate to the restoration efforts. >> in other news tonight, comedian bill cosby's sexual assault trialological proceed

in montgomery county. but the panel of jurors will come from somewhere else. today a judge denied a motion by cosby's attorneys to move the trial entirely. they claim moving the hearing to philadelphia or pittsburgh would make it he's yeser to find unbiased jurors. prosecutors claim the defense is trying to shop for a more favorable jury not an unbiased one. the judge in cosby's case turned down the request to move the trial but will allow the jury pool to be selected outside of montgomery county. >> the next race for a senate seat in pennsylvania is already under way more than 20 months from election day. rick ciccone declared his candidacy today. he's a strong backer of president trump. sac cone is looking to stop senator bob casey from getting a third term in the u.s. senate. >> the democrats retain control of the delaware state senate this weekend. stephanie hanson won saturday's special election for the state's tenth district

once held by now lieutenant governor bethany hall-long. both former vice president joe biden and former maryland governor martin o'malley campaigned on hanson's behalf. hanson says she got a personal call from biden after saturday's victory. >> he was very congratulatory for all of the people that have worked so hard on the campaign and very hopeful that this is sending the right message back to washington. >> more than 30 percent of registered voters turned out for saturday's election. hanson will be sworn in next month. >> president trump is looking for a multi billion dollar boost in defense spending in his first budget to congress. that proposal will include a 54 billion-dollar raise for defense. the plan also calls for cuts to domestic programs and foreign aid. president trump is calling the plan a message to the world. and we'll have much more on the president's first fiscal plan coming up at 5:30. trump also will address a joint session of congress tomorrow. you can watch the prime time event live here on 6abc and i'll be in our nation's

capitol to speak with local lawmakers about it. my live reports start tomorrow afternoon right here on "action news" at 4:00. >> all right, turning to accuweather tonight and another rollercoaster week that mother nature has in store for us here in the delaware valley. looking live outside sky6 hd showing you parts of penn's landing and the ben franklin bridge on a monday night. we're starting off the week with springlike highs but by week's end the chill could return with some rainy weather in between p meteorologist cecily tynan live at the big board tonight with the forecast. hey, cecily. >> hi, rick. a new week and we've got a new warmup. yesterday temperatures stuck in the 40's after three days in the 70's. now we're back into the 50's. 53 degrees in philadelphia our high so far 54. that's 7 degrees above normal. things are going to be getting a lot warmer as we head towards march. right now double scan live showing we've got a spotty sprinkle here or there. a lot of this not reaching the ground but the clouds are in place and this is associated with a system that will bring us a big warmup. future tracker showing 2:30

tomorrow afternoon, 65 degrees, the record high for tomorrow is 68. this will be our warmest february on record. if you look to the southwest, even warmer air moves in on wednesday with temperatures in the 70's. and then we have the chance of some strong storms again. so, looking ahead next two days near record warmth. a round of gusty thunderstorms on the first dave march. behind this system temperatures stepping down as we head toward the weekend. i'll have the details won to expect in th in the week ahead. >> last night's oscars generated headlines not so much about who won but rather how they won. >> that's right. somehow the wrong best picture winner was announced last night and the mistake had to be corrected on live television. abc's marci gonzalez is live in los angeles tonight with the apology and the explanation. marcy. >> reporter: rick and monica, they're saying it was simply human error. that the person in charge of handing over the winning

envelope just accidentally gave warren beatty the wrong one. an apology from the firm in charge of making sure the right oscar winners are announced. >> "la-la land." >> reporter: after the jaw dropping ending to sunday night's academy awards. >> "moonlight" you guys won best picture. "moonlight" won. this is not a joke. >> reporter: price waterhouse coopers backing up warren beatty's explanation of what went wrong. >> i opened the envelope and it said emma stone "la-la land." that's why i took such a long look at fay and at you. i wasn't trying to be funny. >> reporter: the firm writing in a statement the presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered was immediately corrected. that correction coming nearly two minutes later as the "la-la land" team -- >> thank you to my and parents. >> reporter: was still giving acceptance speeches.

>> it was a surreal moment for sure. at that point it was not about me, it was about making sure that "moonlight" got the recognition it really deserves. >> reporter: clearly stunning everyone involved. >> i didn't even know what to do. i think i needed to hear them say it multiple times and really call us up. >> craziest moment ever. >> reporter: craziest moment ever and host jimmy kimmel and so many others have referenced the similar to the mixup at the miss universe competition in which steve harvey mistakenly announced the wrong winner. he too is finding the humor tweeting call me warren beatty. i can help you through this. rick. >> it happens. thank you. new jersey lawmakers could soon ban flavored electronic smoking devices in the garden state. right now state law blocks the sale of flavored cigarettes but does not mention anything about other devices an assembly committee advanced

the banda in hopes of preventing manufacturers from targeting young people. the bill would block the use of coupon and promotions for tobacco and vapor products. if the measure becomes law violators would of to pay a $250 fine. >> septa expanded bus service in horsham starts today. what used to be route 310 has been broken up into the blue and red routes. now routes 310 and 311 will serve the horsham area. septa says the division will help commuters in the region get to their destinations faster and will alleviate the pressure of increased ridership. >> time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> all right, take it live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt on a monday. >> here we go again, right. that expansion in septa services all part of some new and schedules that went into effect yesterday and today so if you ride a city or suburban bus or trolley keep in mind you are looking at new schedules that are just in effect. on the market frankford line no express service this afternoon. all trains make all stops. and njt's river shrine shuttle e

busing between walter rand and the entertainment center on the waterfront because of emergency sewer work and no word on when that shuttle busing will come to an end. if you ride the river line keep that in mind. award for the worst road of the afternoon goes to 95. now, wait, we'll reconsider. it's the schuylkill expressway instead here by the vine. clogged in both directions, plenty of eastbound traffic coming in maybe toward that sixers game tonight and in upland delco we still have that gas main break and subsequent sinkhole by the elementary school blocking sixth street. if you can stay on 352 you will be better off. we'll check it again, rick and monica, coming up in the next half hourly. >> okay. >> thank you sir. much more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. coming up in sports the sixers can't seem to catch a break. after a high profile trade and a high profile injury, more bad news out of the locker room today. >> but first in health check the new procedure that could have you ditching your reading glasses in a matter of minutes when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪

>> looking into the possibility of going to south sudan the east african nation suffering from both famine and civil war. bishops in that country requested that the pope come to visit. last week the pontiff called for action in the nation saying it's more necessary than ever before to provide

food and aid to people of sudan. >> ♪ >> health check tonight. if you're tired of reaching for your reading glasses all the time, well, there's a new procedure that can restore near vision. >> health reporter and wretch girard nurse ali gorman at the big board with details. >> the medical term i presbyopia. the common solution is wearing reading glasses. there are a few new procedures that can help. 52-year-old tracy bug can't see anything up close without reading glasses. she tells me it's become a huge inconvenience. >> it's just a constant off on, off on all day. i have glasses all over my house, in every room, in my car, in every purse. >> today she's hoping to change that. ophthalmologist dr. steven is inserting the rain drop near vision inlay, approved by the

fda last year. >> all right. we're going to put one more drop in there. >> after numbing drops are placed, a small flap is created on the surface of the eye. a pin head sized transparent inlay is then placed in the center of the pupil. it's only done on the nondominant eye. the doctor says it changes the shape of the eye. patients should be able to see up close right away. distance vision may be slightly affected but gets better with time. lee schultz had the procedure three months ago, was able to read her phone right away and is happy with the results. >> one of the biggest things for me was when i was in the shower i could read the labels on the bottle. i could not do that before to tell the difference between a conditioner and a shampoo. >> i love something that is relatively safe and effective and gives me results relatively quickly and patients are happy. >> the procedure takes less than 20 minutes. tracy was asked before the procedure.

>> tell me, can you read that? >> no. >> here she is immediately after. >> eye care. confident clarity for your eyes. [laughter] >> what do you think of that? is that good. >> that's pretty awesomely. >> it was immediate. the procedure can be done on anyone 40 to 65 who has not had cataract surgery or lasik. now some patients complain of a glare at nighttime or dryness after getting the inlay. the doctor says both should get better with time. the rain drop inlay costs about $4,500. rick and monica, back over to you. >> what's the age range again. >> 40 to 65. >> oh, not yet. >> you're too young for it. >> all right, thanks ali. >> thanks ali. coming up tonight on 6abc, a powerful docuseries called "when we rise." the multi might event begins at the dawn of the lgbt lives.

it is wednesday, thursday, friday night right here on 6abc. >> after "when we rise" we have a massive response to an "action news" report on parents' concerns about the over-the-counter medicine miralax early this month. >> investigative reporter went see saltzman has new information for families tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> these parents complained about alarming side effects they say their children experienced after taking miralax. >> a lot of anger, a lot of aggression. >> he had the rage, fears, phobias, anxiety. >> i started noticing changes in his personality. >> tonight we have new information from the children's hospital of philadelphia. >> we really don't know is it causing it or not. >> plus answers about the hospital's ongoing study and why the fda and chop say it's safe. >> we do not at this time have any information at all to say that this is an unsafe medication. >> don't miss my follow-up investigation, miralax concerns only on "action news" tonight at 11:00.

>> cut a cake in center city today celebrating the philadelphia passport agency's 50th birthday. the agency started in 1967 and works out of a building at the 200 block of chestnut street. mayor jim kenney stopped by to

commend the agency on its mission to help folks move easily around the world. show time for high school juniors this afternoon in northeast philadelphia. these budding builders got to show what they've learned in training program at oraleans technical institute. >> student basketball players in montgomery county were teaching lessons on the court and in the classroom today. abington senior high school boys and girls players read to children at roslyn elementary this morning. the players talked to the kids about the importance of reading then led them through a basketball skill drill to reward their commitment to reading. it also drilled home the benefits of exercise. well, march madness will pay off for a berkshire hathaway employee this season. investor warren buffet is promising to give a million dollars every year to an employee who picks all the teams that that make it to the sweet 16. if no one does, the worker who

gets the most bracket selections correct will win $100,000. in 2014, buffet offered $1 billion to the person who correctly guessed all the games. >> i don't believe anyone did as i recall. >> no. >> still to come on "action news" at 5:00 a check of that forecast for that you. >> looking live outside sky6 hd showing you 15th and j.f.k. in center city tonight. meteorologist cecily tynan has your exclusive accuweather five day forecast when we come right back. >> ♪ dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to want to relax with your family. but enjoying today doesn't mean losing sight of tomorrow.

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>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. >> meteorologist cecily tynan here with our monday night forecast. hey, cecily. >> hi, monica and rick. we've got something for everyone this week. a big change in temperatures and even some stormy weather. we are live on sky6. take a look. this is from the pagoda overlooking reading. seeing breaks in the clouds but also seeing some showers. we're stuck in the 40's. reading 47, philadelphia cloudy now and a few sprinkles have been around but not currently. 53 degrees down from our high of 54 which is 7 degrees above normal. the warmup has begun again. trenton 52 and cape may with that that wind off the ocean, 47 degrees. we have found out the past few years, though, that february can be really cold and it can be really warm. two years ago was our seventh

coldest february on record, temperatures running close to 10 degrees below normal. we had 14 days stuck below freezing and seven of those days temperatures were only in the teens and 20's. fast forward to this february, our warmest on record temperatures running more than 8 degrees above normal. we had 15 days above 50 degrees and we had four days last week in the 70's and that is a record and we will be ending the month of february on a warm note. satellite6 and action radar showing after some sunshine this morning though we have some clouds and a few showers associated with a system that will be pulling up some very warm air. so tonight temperatures really not dropping much below our normal highs for this time of the year philadelphia 44, allentown 37, atlantic city 41 and trenton 40. mostly cloudy with a spotty sprinkle or two. tomorrow pretty nice day top end the month. we'll see a lot of clouds, some breaks of sunshine, temperatures climbing though well up into the mid to upper

60's and that is very close to the record. the record high for tomorrow 68 set back in 1976. wednesday forecasting another day in the 70's as we begin march, 74 degrees. the record high on wednesday 76 set back in 1972 and that warmup will that come with some wet weather tuesday night. tuesday 5 o'clock lots of clouds. as we head through the evening hours, between about 8:00 and midnight we'll have a round of rain and the possibility for some pretty intense storms on wednesday. association the exclusive accuweather seven... so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast tomorrow clouds and sunshine we warm it up to 67 degrees, bump it up to 74 as march roars in, some gusty thunderstorms possible late in the day and wednesday night. behind this system, temperatures step down. 53 on thursday, friday 42, could get a rain or snow shower. and saturday sunny but cool with a high of 47. adam will have more details on the possibility of storms on wednesday in the accuweather 7-day forecast, guys. >> march coming in like a penguin or something.

[laughter] >> rrr. >> quick break. >> is she angry. more news when we come right back. stay with us.

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>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" monday night. we're on the eve of president trump's first address to a joint session of congress. what he's expected to talk about and what kind of reception he'll likely get. also a man working inside of a building in wilmington has to be rushed to the hospital. we'll explain exactly what happened. and another blow to the sixers. jamiey jaime apody has the latest injury news involving joel embiid. that's coming up in sports. >> now the details. president trump is gearing up for his biggest test yet as commander in chief. tomorrow night he'll address a joint session of congress with the first month of his presidency behind him it's anyone's guess what will be the mood on capitol hill. abc's stephanie ramos live in washington, d.c. for us tonight with details. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, monica. you've got it, tomorrow president trump will address congress. you know, it's a scene many did not expect this time last year but today, president

trump hinted at some of the topics that he'll talk about. governors from across the country back at the white house after president trump's first social event as commander in chief. >> the first lady and i were very, very happy last night to host you. >> reporter: today the president is talking obamacare. government spending and teased his first address to congress calling it a.ma landmark event. >> a message to the world in these dangerous times of american strengths security and resolve. >> reporter: the president touching on a range of topics from immigration to his first budget proposal which goes to congress next month. >> this budget will be a public safety and national security budget. very much based on those two with plenty of other things but very strong. >> reporter: the budget includes a massive 54 billion-dollar increase in defense spending and major cuts to agencies like the e were. a also foreign aid and domestic programs. >> this defense spending increase will be offset and paid for by finding greater

savings and efficiencies across the federal government. we're going to do more with less. >> reporter: also at the white house, health insurance company cos, trump holding a meeting with them saying that the affordable care and act is a failure. >> we must work together to save americans from obamacare. people know that and everyone knows that at this point. >> reporter: trump says he and wants to work with the executives on a transition to a new plan. also happening today on the eve president trump's address to congress, the pentagon is set to hand over a plan to the white house with details on how to defeat isis. the pentagon says it's designed to speed up the fight against isis around the world, not just in iraq and syria. in washington, stephanie ramos channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you, stephanie. "action news" of course will have complete coverage of president trump's speech to congress tomorrow night. i will be headed to washington, d.c. in the morning for the prime time event and i will be speaking with local lawmakers for you about that address. my live reports from the capitol start tomorrow on

"action news" beginning at 4:00. >> some breaking news now from the city's port richmond section. chopper6 is over the scene here. this is the 2800 block of tulip street in port richmond where as you can see a number of police officers have converged here and they are centering their attention on this pickup truck in the middle of your screen right there. we're told at least at 1.10 police cruisers had converged on the scene. we're not sure why they're focusing on this pickup truck. no word of any arrests and no injuries to officers but again, officers on the scene here in port richmond focusing their attention on this pickup truck for some reason, the 2800 block of tulip street. we'll keep an eye on the situation bring you more information as it becomes available to us. >> new jersey governor chris christie will unveil his final budget as governor tomorrow. his address will come as some of the state's biggest financial problems persist including the pension and education fund. many say this 2018 fiscal year budget will give governor

christie a chance to help shape his legacy. the race to succeed him after his two terms is now fully under way. >> well, authorities say a part of a human leg washed up along the delaware river shore line in that national park over the weekend. the gloucester county prosecutors officers says a woman walking a dog found the body part. investigators describe it as the lower part of a decomposed leg from the knee down with the foot attached. it was no clothing or markings on the him. no other body parts were found. the medical examiner's office is now trying to determine the person's identity. >> a crash involving several cars caused major morning headaches along the schuylkill expressway today. chopper6 over the scene going east near gulph mills. it's still not clear how it unfolded but you can see at least one car ended up on the grassy shoulder. we don't know how many people were hurt or if any criminal charges will be filed. traffic was backed up for several miles while authorities cleared that scene. and the fbi and philadelphia police are looking for this manton night.

he's wanted tour trying to rob the citizens bank branch at 12:30 market street thursday. detectives say he walked in before 4:30 p.m. handed a teller a note demanding money and then a few minutes later ran off without any cash. if you recognize this man the fbi wants to hear from you. >> in delaware a worker was rushed to the hospital after being shocked while on the job in wilmington this afternoon. this was the scene just before 3:30 along the 1200 block of orange street. firefighters and paramedics arrived and found the man on the ninth floor. investigators say the man was working on the hvac system and a coworker discovered him. so far police are not preleasing the man's condition. philadelphia police just released video of a plant thief in action in queen village. a surveillance cam ram captured a man taking potted plants from the front of a home on the 100 block of bainbridge street. this was in the middle of the night back on january 17th. if you recognize the man in the video, you're asked to

contact authorities. >> two key pollutants in the water in new jersey stayed at the same level oregon down so good news. a study by the u.s. geological survey found nitrogen and phosphorus that researchers say something good news. 28 streams throughout the state were tested. however, there concerned about salt levels that they did find rising in some places. >> a road closure is now in effect in wilmington due to work being done on a bridge. deldot wants drivers to know that carr road is closed between the washington street extension and marsh roosevelt boulevard the bridge over chalfont creek is being rehabilitated. the closure will be in place until the work is completed sometime in the middle of june. >> all right. speaking of the roads let's see what's rolling out there tonight. >> matt pelman back in the "action news" traffic center with the very latest. >> a vehicle decided it didn't feel like running anymore here on the schuylkill expressway eastbound. broke down right in the center lane here by montgomery drive. luckily they got it pushed off to the side. you see the penndot truck out

here on the shoulder with the dv which is just ahead but now things are extra slow on the eastbound side of the schuylkill coming into tonight's sixers game. also some slowing along 95 in both directions if you're headed toward that game. 17 miles per hour on the northbound side there at the girard point bridge. ditto 17 on the southbound side in the northeast by the betsy ross bridge. up in the lehigh valley there's a crash to avoid along 309 southbound near tillman. speeds just in the teens there as well. and in trenton we're watching an accident along 129 northbound at hamilton avenue causing congestion in that area. burlington city house fire along high street. i would use wood street instead and plenty of congestion at the triple b burlington bristol bridge because of the turnpike bridge college. if you ride njt's river line, you're not on the trains today. you're on the shuttle buses instead between walter rand and the waterfront. that's because of emergency sewer work and no word on when that work is going to wrap up. but i'm wrapping up. rick and monica, back to you. >> thanks. >> thank you.

still ahead on "action news" tonight we're learning more about a driver who drove straight into a crowd of revelers gathered in new orleans for mardi gras. >> and another sixers star won't be hitting the court any time soon. jaime apody has details in sports. adam. >> for the next two days rick we're talking about near record warmth again tomorrow 65 or so in philadelphia and take a look at all the warmth back to the west. i'll let you know when it breaks and it will in the form of some steer storms in that accuweather forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ go to protect your vehicle?

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>> the pentagon has cents president trump the preliminary framework to defeat isis that he requested last month. the document outlines possible military diplomatic and financial measures to bolster u.s. efforts against the terrorist organization. defense secretary james mattis and other officials are now discussing the options. details of the plan have not been revealed but it could involve sending ground troops to syria to provide support. the obama administration refused to deploy combat troops to syria because of the risks involved. iraqi forces backed by aerial support by the u.s. led international coalition continued its push into mosul

today. troops recaptured a key bridge in the western part of the city of 700,000 people. witnesses say that isis fighters fought back with snipers antitank missiles and suicide car bombs. only one main bridge remains on the west side to allow humanitarian supplies to enter the city. a 25-year-old man remains jailed after he allegedly drove a pickup truck into a new orleans mardi gras crowd. police say nielson rizzuto's blood alcohol level was triple the legal limit when he allegedly hit 28 people with his vehicle saturday night. according to rizzuto's father he claims a stranger gave him a drink off the street and that's the last thing he remembered. the people hit by the truck were all gathered to watch a mardi gras parade. new orleans police say it's too soon to say if any new safety rules will be established in light of the incident. >> a police officer in minnesota has pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed philando castillo.

officers jeronimo yanez. castillo's girlfriend was in the carly he told him not to shoot because he was not grabbing had us gun. she live streamed the interaction with yanez after that shooting. yanez thought castillo was an armed robber. a car plunged seven stories off a parking deck and landed upside down on a business in houston texas. incredibly the teenaged driver was still able to crawl out of that wreckage. doctors say he won't even need surgery if you can imagine. when the carp landed he slid out of the vehicle and through the roof of the damaged store. police say he mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake. the store's stability is now being determined. >> sports tonight. jamie is here and the sixers just can't seem to get healthy, can they. >> nope. nope. going to continue for the rest of the season i think. as the process turns, not a bad little title for the sixers soap opera that this

season has become. last week joel embiid said if it were up to him he would play right now. then he bashed the team for not giving an exact time on his return. today he's been ruled out ind he did not practice but was limping around in sweats socks and slippers at some point and knee brace. had swelling and soreness in his knee this morning. he's now set for a follow-up mri. the team had set this friday as a target return date for him. so now we continue to wait. >> today's news with joel being out indefinitely instead of coming back march third change things for you and for this team? >> for me it doesn't change. i'm just trying to do the best i can for my teammates and for myself so my mind-set is still the same and we'l joel will do e proper things to make sure he's 100 percent. >> this drama after the trade deadline last week. justin anderson came from dallas in exchange for nerlens noel a very nice guy and

tonight he and his new squad jump in with the top team in the league, the 49 and nine golden state warriors. >> yeah, i mean, that's the fun part. when you goat compete, you know. being able to hear the different schemes and strategies that we have compared to dallas, you know, going against a team like golden state it's pretty cool so i'm excited to put in a plan and go out there and execute it. >> flyers are in a freefall at the worst possible time. their post season chances slip sliding away. with 21 games to go flyers six points back in the wild card spot with a whole slew of teams in front of them. so where it gets interesting is the trade deadline is tomorrow. you'll wonder if they'll be sellers. flyers have won only nine of their last 29 games since their 10 game winning streak. that's not good. among those names being thrown out both goalies along with defenseman michael del zotto and mark streit who has been here before. >> you know, it's a special time of the year, you know, for everybody in the room but

it's out of our control. you know, what we can control is the game and how we prepare ourselves. you know, the rumors and all that stuff we just have to try to put it aside and just really worry about the game tomorrow and that's all we can -- that's all we can do. >> flyers face colorado tomorrow. so with that depressing sixers and flyers news at least we have baseball. this guy already in mid season form. love him. maikel franco homered. that one crushed. franco was two or two with two rbi's. tam month pennsylvania would break the game opened though in the sixth. peterson launched a two run shot. phillies fall seven to two. had they only beaten butler. villanova wildcats who lost this week stay at number two in the ap top 25. kansas leap frogged to take the top spot after gonzaga lost. gentleman iter did not hit the court but rather the tv

studios at espn auditioning for a post coaching car engineer no. he's on a book tour. his book attitude will be released tomorrow so why the title. >> we can control our attitude. we can't control whether shots go in, whether the referee makes a good call. but we can control what our attitude is on the next play. and we try to teach that to our guys when they're young, then they take that into life. >> when he's done with coaching he's made for tv. >> absolutely. have his own show. >> an amazing guy. >> thank you jamie. meantime tomorrow morning on "action news" at 6:00 karen rogers offers a personal story. her mom is suffering from alzheimer's disease and is living with carney an karen andr family its a situation many other families are its struggling with. karen gives i was glimpse into her life plus the one thing you can do if you are also caring for a loved one with alzheimer's. that's tomorrow morning on "action news."

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>> students faced off in the consumer bowl today in pennsauken new jersey. the mock game show tests their knowledge in insurance banking and things they'll need to know in life. seventy nine gloucester city high school haddon township high school and sterling high school all competed in the bowl. camden county's department of health and human services organized the game show. >> very cool. all right, we're finishing out

the month of february. the next day starting march. let's see how things will go in. >> it will come in like a lion temperatures near records and severe storms and then we slam back to normal for the second day of march. sole, kind of a whiplash this week. as we take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan got a couple of sprinkles around but overall the cloud cover in control here as we start out the week and temperatures once again running above norm. 53 right now in philadelphia, down for the high -- from the high of 54 degrees. 52 in trenton, same for wilmington. 50 or so for millville atlantic city airport and dover, a couple of 40's on the board lancaster reading as well as the poconos right now sitting at 41 degrees. a few glimmers of sun early today and then those clouds quickly raced in from the south and west. there you can see some of the patchy green which is some of those light showers and a few raindrops here or there but really not even dampening the ground and that will be the case as we get into the overnight hours. the clouds stick around. could be a spotty sprinkle upper 30's in the suburbs to

around 44 degrees for center city. and a bit of a wind switch from the southwest to the southeast, three to 6 miles an hour. a warm front lifts to the north here on our tuesday, some breaks of sun will develop and that's going to move those temperatures back up into the middle and upper 60's. in fact, that 67 that we're going for tomorrow is only a degree shy of the record set back in 1976. the first area of low pressure along this front goes over the great lakes and then into southern canada. it drags the cold front and a new developing, a second wave of energy and the second wave will mean a little more business as it pushes through in the form of a cold front late on wednesday. but ahead of it on wednesday, southerly winds, up to 74 degrees, a couple degrees shy of the record of 76 set back in 1972 and then as that front passes through, it will trigger some severe storms from the midatlantic down to the deep south. the greatest risk for severe weather will be down towards

the tennessee valley and just to the west of atlanta and will be within a slight risk of severe weather and you can see we're on the far northern end of this, kind of on the edge, most of the severe weather will stay down to the south. something we'll watch and the problem will be strong winds with the storm, not so much in the way of any tornadoes or large hail. future tracker at 4 o'clock wednesday afternoon, that's the timing of the storms as they pass through. not good timing for the evening rush on wednesday with heavy downpours and again lightning and thunder and then some of the rain lingers even going into wednesday evening before all that pushes off the coast and then the winds of change arrive on thursday. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast 67 tomorrow, clouds with some sun. it's a dry day. watch for a round of rain tuesday evening. that brings in the warmth or at least the warmer weather on wednesday of 74 with those late day gusty storms. and then very windy with falling temperatures, 53 probably late morning around lunchtime falling into the 40's in the afternoon. a rain or snow shower on

friday, 42. the weekend it warms up, it's dry, 47. then 57 on sunday and very mild come monday looking dry with temperatures back to near 60 degrees. we're getting these little hits of winter like weather one day a week and then back above normal again. >> i think we can live with that. thank you very much. stay with 6abc.com/weather as more unsettled weather moves through our regionally you'll be able to see the approach of expected rain by checking storm tracker6 live radar yourself and as always our team of meteorologists will work to keep you informed by posting regularly on facebook and twitter. a storm orphaned this baby otter in britain. how cute is that little doll. she's getting some help from the people. the pup will be nursed at a wildlife center the rest of the year and then sent back into the river to begin her new life.

>> well, these kids in mount laurel new jersey have come up

with a pretty sweet idea of how to give back. they sold lemonade during lunch today at fleetwood elementary. each donation goes toward gift bags to welcome new students. the school district is teaching life lessons getting kids to find ways to help those in need who are new to the area. >> all right. very nice. right now jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next at sex:: acts of vandalism and threats targeting the jewish community. >> bill cosby was in court asking for a change of venue for his upcoming trial. >> also new era is coming for this seaside heights boardwalk and tourism devastated by super storm sandy. that and much more coming up next at 6:00 for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody monica malpass the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. good night. >> good night. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, south jersey police say a woman made up the story of her attempted abduction and a problem sewer pipe floods a neighborhood in the kensington section of philadelphia. but the big story on "action news" tonight is despicable vandalism and threats apparently aimed at the jewish community. somebody desecrated the jewish mount carmel cemetery in the wissinoming section of philadelphia over the weekend. overturning and damaging more than a hundred grave stones. this came just a week after the same thing happened at a

jewish cemetery in saint louis. but that's not all. two delaware valley jewish community centers and a jewish preschool had to be evacuated today but let's focus on the cemetery first. "action news" reporter bob brooks is at the cemetery at frankford and cheltenham. sarah bloomquist is live in east mount airy where there was an interfaith service to condemn this apparent hate crime. bob, let's begin with you. >> reporter: jim, good evening. can't go in the cemetery right now, they've locked the gates. it hasn't always been like this but after what's happened here, it's locked now. now the damage here is extensive. it goes the whole way through this cemetery. it is horrific. it is unacceptable but what it has also done is brought a lot of people together. there's no doubt that toppled tombstones at the mount carmel cemetery has saddened so many. even made some scared to be who they are. >> i felt suddenly unsafe as a